Verb details
Perfect
for actions that happened in the past
| English | Egyptian |
| I was | 'ana 'itchaddeetaacnaa iictKaDDyt | أنا َ إتخـَضّيت |
| We was | 'ihna 'itchaddeenaiicHnaa iictKaDDynaa | إحنا َ إتخـَضّينا |
| You(m) was | 'inta 'itchaddeetiicnta iictKaDDyt | إنت َ إتخـَضّيت |
| You(f) was | 'inti 'itchaddeetiiicnti iictKaDDyty | إنت ِ إتخـَضّيتي |
| You(pl) was | 'intu 'itchaddeetuiicntoo iictKaDDytoo | إنتوا إتخـَضّيتوا |
| He/it(m) was | huwa 'itchaddhuwa iictKaDD | هـُو َ إتخـَضّ |
| She/it(f) was | hiya 'itchaddithiya iictKaDDit | هـِي َ إتخـَضّـِت |
| They was | humma 'itchadduhumma iictKaDDoo | هـُمّ َ إتخـَضّوا |
Imperfect
used with modals (must, should, could, want to...
| English | Egyptian |
| I might be | 'ana yimkin 'atchaddaacnaa yimkin aactKaDD | أنا َ يـِمكـِن أتخـَضّ |
| We might be | 'ihna yimkin nitchaddiicHnaa yimkin nitKaDD | إحنا َ يـِمكـِن نـِتخـَضّ |
| You(m) might be | 'inta yimkin titchaddiicnta yimkin titKaDD | إنت َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَضّ |
| You(f) might be | 'inti yimkin titchaddiiicnti yimkin titKaDDy | إنت ِ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَضّي |
| You(pl) might be | 'intu yimkin titchadduiicntoo yimkin titKaDDoo | إنتوا يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَضّوا |
| He/it(m) might be | huwa yimkin yitchaddhuwa yimkin yitKaDD | هـُو َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخـَضّ |
| She/it(f) might be | hiya yimkin titchaddhiya yimkin titKaDD | هـِي َ يـِمكـِن تـِتخـَضّ |
| They might be | humma yimkin yitchadduhumma yimkin yitKaDDoo | هـُمّ َ يـِمكـِن يـِتخـَضّوا |
Bi-Imperfect
for actions happening now and habitual actions
| English | Egyptian |
| I be | 'ana batchaddaacnaa batKaDD | أنا َ بـَتخـَضّ |
| We be | 'ihna binitchaddiicHnaa binitKaDD | إحنا َ بـِنـِتخـَضّ |
| You(m) be | 'inta bititchaddiicnta bititKaDD | إنت َ بـِتـِتخـَضّ |
| You(f) be | 'inti bititchaddiiicnti bititKaDDy | إنت ِ بـِتـِتخـَضّي |
| You(pl) be | 'intu bititchadduiicntoo bititKaDDoo | إنتوا بـِتـِتخـَضّوا |
| He/it(m) bes | huwa biyitchaddhuwa biyitKaDD | هـُو َ بـِيـِتخـَضّ |
| She/it(f) bes | hiya bititchaddhiya bititKaDD | هـِي َ بـِتـِتخـَضّ |
| They be | humma biyitchadduhumma biyitKaDDoo | هـُمّ َ بـِيـِتخـَضّوا |
Ha-Imperfect
for actions that will happen in the future
| English | Egyptian |
| I will be | 'ana hatchaddaacnaa hatKaDD | أنا َ هـَتخـَضّ |
| We will be | 'ihna hanitchaddiicHnaa hanitKaDD | إحنا َ هـَنـِتخـَضّ |
| You(m) will be | 'inta hatitchaddiicnta hatitKaDD | إنت َ هـَتـِتخـَضّ |
| You(f) will be | 'inti hatitchaddiiicnti hatitKaDDy | إنت ِ هـَتـِتخـَضّي |
| You(pl) will be | 'intu hatitchadduiicntoo hatitKaDDoo | إنتوا هـَتـِتخـَضّوا |
| He/it(m) will be | huwa hayitchaddhuwa hayitKaDD | هـُو َ هـَيـِتخـَضّ |
| She/it(f) will be | hiya hatitchaddhiya hatitKaDD | هـِي َ هـَتـِتخـَضّ |
| They will be | humma hayitchadduhumma hayitKaDDoo | هـُمّ َ هـَيـِتخـَضّوا |
